departed
adjective /dɪˈpɑːtɪd/
  /dɪˈpɑːrtɪd/
 [only before noun] (formal)- dead. People say ‘departed’ to avoid saying ‘dead’- your dear departed brother
 
- the departednoun(plural the departed)the person who has died- According to the story, the spirit of the departed returns to inhabit his wife.